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The Association between Hearing Impairment and Postural Stability in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- Are Current Data Sufficient to Infer that Hearing Aids Contribute to Postural Control and Balance in Older Adults? A Systematic Review.Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica : official organ of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP) · 2024Pooled it
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- Access and Attrition Across Audiology and Cochlear Implant Care Among Older Adults with Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss.Otology & neurotology open · 2026Article
- Postural Balance, Hearing Loss, and Cognitive Executive Function in the Elderly: Are They Related?Audiology research · 2026Article
- Exergaming for Healthy Aging: Associations with Functional Capacity, Social Participation, Self-Efficacy for Exercise, and Adherence to Inform Exergame Development.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Balance bridges upstream deficits associated with falls in older adults: evidence from the National Health and Aging Trends Study Round 13 cohort.Innovation in aging · 2026Article
- Simulated hearing loss in healthy young and older adults results in poor reaction time in older adults.Pacific journal of health (Stockton, Calif.) · 2026Article
- Simulated Hearing Loss in Healthy Young Adults Does Not Change Reactive Balance Responses.Journal of motor control and learning · 2025Article
- Association between atherogenic index and risk of falls: a decade-long prospective cohort study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Requirements of health professionals and affected persons for an App-based dual-task training for hearing impaired older adults - a Delphi survey.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2025Article
- The Effect of Listening to Auditory Content using Headphones on Static and Dynamic Balance among Young Females Aged 18-25 Years.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2025Article
- The Effect of Hearing Aid Amplification on Gait Parameters: A Pilot Study Using Ear-Worn Motion Sensors.Audiology research · 2025Article
- Age-related hearing loss and balance disorders: analysis of interactions and clinical implications in older persons. Systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in aging · 2025Review
- The effect of hearing ability on dual-task performance following multi-domain training in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: findings from the SYNERGIC trial.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Article
- Ten-year association between change in speech-in-noise recognition and falls due to balance problems: a longitudinal cohort study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Sensory Reweighting for Postural Control in Older Adults with Age-Related Hearing Loss.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- Subtle alterations of vestibulomotor functioning in conductive hearing loss.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
- Advances in Research on the Association between Age-Related Hearing Loss and Risk of Falls and Fractures.Noise & healthReview
- Speech-Identification During Standing as a Multitasking Challenge for Young, Middle-Aged and Older Adults.Trends in hearingArticle
- Association of Increased Risk of Injury in Adults With Hearing Loss: A Population-Based Cohort Study.Trends in hearingArticle
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
There is growing evidence linking hearing impairment to higher falls risk through alterations in postural stability, with studies showing mixed results. The primary aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine the association between hearing impairment and postural instability in older adults, including differences based on severity of hearing impairment. This review was pre-registered in PROSPERO and performed in accordance with PRISMA guidelines across six databases. Primary research on adults aged 60 years and older with hearing loss and an objective measure of postural stability or gait were eligible for inclusion. Methodological quality was assessed using the modified Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) adapted for cross-sectional studies. Data were analysed using meta-analyses and a narrative synthesis. Inclusion in the meta-analyses required clearly defined audiometrically-assessed hearing impairment, and two subgroups of participants: mild (25-40 dB HL) and moderate to-severe (>40 dB HL) hearing impairment. Twenty-five eligible studies (n = 27,847) were included in the narrative synthesis, with quality ratings ranging from unsatisfactory to very good on the modified NOS. Eight studies were included in the meta-analysis which showed individuals with moderate to-severe hearing impairment were significantly slower on the 5 x sit-to-stand test (mean difference[95%CI] = 0.50 s [0.04, 0.97],
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